| Author |
Gordon, Elizabeth, 1866-1922 |
| Illustrator |
Rae, John, 1882-1963 |
| LoC No. |
24007484
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| Title |
Really so stories
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| Original Publication |
United States: P. F. Voffand Company,1924.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Contents |
How the New Year knows when to come -- About the telegraph -- How the military salute came -- Candlemas Day -- Abraham Lincoln's birthday -- About Valentines -- Why we celebrate George Washington's birthday -- About Boy Scouts -- St. Patrick's Day -- Lent -- Palm Sunday -- The story of the Bible -- Good Friday -- About Easter -- Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower -- About pearls -- About Mr. and Mrs. Pelican -- Indian Day -- About hats -- Mother's Day -- About forks -- About silk -- All we know about strawberries -- Children's Day -- About carrier pigeons -- About coal -- Flag Day -- The Sea-gull Monument -- Fourth of July -- Mr. Irish Potato -- Old Abe, the Wisconsin War-eagle -- About clocks -- About cotton -- About coral -- The Star-Spangled Banner -- About umbrellas -- Hallowe'en -- About wolves -- How Thanksgiving came -- Christmas.
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| Credits |
Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Really So Stories" by Elizabeth Gordon is a collection of children's stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book features a boy named Billy who seeks knowledge about the origins of various customs, holidays, and historical facts. Each tale is designed to be both entertaining and educational, blending storytelling with factual information. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Billy, who prefers to hear real stories rather than fictional ones. He is curious about how the New Year is determined and how traditions began, leading to a magical encounter with the embodiment of the New Year. This conversation reveals the history of calendar systems and customs surrounding New Year celebrations across different cultures, setting the tone for the ensuing stories that Billy shares with his companion, Somebody. The stories promise to offer children insights into the meanings behind holidays and various significant events in a way that sparks curiosity and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Children's literature
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| Subject |
Holidays -- Juvenile literature
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
68902 |
| Release Date |
Sep 4, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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